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Combine VGA and DVI
video in your KVM
extension applications.
USB style connectors
for connecting mice,
keyboards, and
peripherals.
Multimode and single-
mode versions
available.
Remote unit has a
built-in 4-port USB hub.
Access video
equipment locally and
remotely.
Upgradable firmware.
Include cables and
adapters.
S
end both digital DVI and analog
VGA signals over fiber optic
cabling to a remote site with
these easy-to-install keyboard,
video, and mouse (KVM)
extenders from Black Box.
The ServSwitch™ DVI/VGA
Fiber Optic Extenders with USB
are ideal for any KVM application
that demands flexible video
connections and exceptional
video quality. Using fiber optic
cable not only keeps the video
signal immune to electrical
interference (which makes it ideal
for industrial applications), but it
also gives you higher speeds
at greater distances. These
extenders, in particular, support
distances up to 1300 feet (396.2 m)
with the multimode version and
up to 6.25 miles (10.1 km) with the
single-mode version.
Both multimode and single-
mode kits include a local unit
(transmitter) and remote unit
Extend DVI and VGA video over fiber—and
control it all with a USB mouse and keyboard.
Key Features
SERVSWITCH DVI/VGA FIBER OPTIC EXTENDERS WITHUSB
(receiver) that communicate with
one another via a fiber
interconnection. Connect the
local unit to the computer CPU or
server directly with the included
USB Type A to Type B cable, and
attach your KVM console to the
remote unit.
Plug as many as four USB
peripherals into the remote unit—
or even more, if you add a USB
hub. Your USB keyboards, mice,
joysticks, microphones, speakers,
cameras, printers, scanners, and
other devices become resources
that all of your CPUs can share.
To set up a keyboard and mouse
console alongside the CPU at the
local end, plug a USB hub into the
single USB port on the local unit.
Video flexibility.
You can use the extenders
with today’s top-of-the-line DVI
(Digital Visual Interface) video
displays, which feature both
excellent picture quality and
higher transfer bandwidths.
What’s more, there’s no loss of
picture quality no matter the
distance transmitted. Built-in
video processors determine the
best resolution and pixel phase
for an optimized digitization.
Even though the extenders
work best when you use DVI
output from your computer’s
video card and DVI input to a
monitor, they’re flexible enough to
use with just VGA equipment, too.
You can even use a mix of
both DVI and VGA devices,
because the ServSwitch DVI/VGA
Fiber Optic Extenders with USB
support all combinations of DVI
and VGA graphics cards and
monitors. In a mixed analog/digital
application, use the Windows
program to optimize analog-to-
digital conversions.
Easy to fine-tune.
The extender units come with
various manual and automatic
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Black Box Corporation.
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